ABSTRACT
Socialist theory and Soviet policy require women to combine two social roles if they are to achieve sexual equality - they are expected to be both workers and mothers. Socialist theory and Soviet policy require women to combine two social roles if they are to achieve sexual equality - they are expected to be both workers and mothers. The picture that emerges from these and other studies is that Soviet women, even when employed, are more concerned with domestic responsibilities than are men. There is other evidence that indicates that women constitute a less stable workforce than the turnover studies might suggest. A number of inquiries have reported that women much more frequently than men have breaks in their employment records. In several recent studies of women who work attention has been drawn to the physical strain that the interviewees claim is associated with their jobs.
